[It seems that it regards you as a "kindred spirit"? Or... some kind of friendly unit?]
[Because I always feel that the way it threw the remains of the Honkai Beast to you... feels a bit like "feeding small animals"... There's no reason, you just have this feeling]
[You were speechless for a moment, turned around and manipulated the sea water, moving towards the sea surface... As for the wreckage, what did he do with it? Was he really going to eat it?]
[Seeing that you ignored its "feeding", it chirped a little sadly, exuding a feeling of regret, and walked forward with a bit of grievance to swallow the remains in one gulp, and then followed you carefully]
[It doesn't dare to get too close to you, as if it's worried that you'll be on guard... but it doesn't dare to get too far away from you, as if it's worried that you'll be hurt by something]
[If you stop, it will also stop and swim slowly while keeping a distance from you, gently swinging its tail fin, emitting friendly emotions towards you]
[After repeating this process, you gradually come to the shallower part of the seawater. As the sunlight refracts into the water, you can see its entire appearance... It is indeed a killer whale, and it feels nearly 30 meters long... Is it worthy of being a Honkai beast? And the shape of its dorsal fin is similar to a sickle, so it seems to be a girl? But are there gender distinctions for Honkai beasts? ]
[You see it is just following you without any other movements, so you ignore it and quickly come to the surface of the sea to greet the sun and air again]
[Then, you randomly selected a direction and manipulated the sea water, trying to create a "river" in the air that would allow you to move quickly... but failed.]
[The water becomes difficult to control after it exceeds a certain height above the sea surface. It seems to be resisting you, or it simply wants to return to the ocean... You can't help but frown.]
[However, fortunately, you can still build a "river", but it is not as fast as before, and you can't travel in the air through the "river", but you can still move forward on the sea.]
[Before leaving, you looked back at the creature that had also come to the surface of the sea and was constantly floating up and down not far from you. You wanted to approach it but was a little hesitant. After hesitating for a while, you gently waved at it and said goodbye to it. Then you walked into the "river" and left quickly... No matter where you are in the ocean now, as long as you keep moving in one direction, you can always return to the land.]
[As for that killer whale Honkai beast... you don't know if it can understand your farewell, but... let's stop here. You will definitely be enemies from now on.]
[After you left, it chirped softly, expressing a feeling of loss. Its huge tail fin swayed gently, creating waves... Then it swung violently, and a stream of water flew out quickly, piercing through a large jellyfish Honkai Beast that was light in color and almost blended into the sea water.]
[“Mmmmm——” It ate the remains of the jellyfish Honkai beast with a bit of grievance, swam a few more circles in the same place, seemed to be hesitating, and then swam in the direction you left.]
[The huge body rises and falls on the sea surface, and its speed is only slightly slower than yours in the "river"... It even swings its tail fin halfway, controlling the water to attack other Honkai beasts it encounters, and then eats their remains.]
[As for you, after an unknown amount of time had passed and even your body was exhausted from maintaining the "river" for so long, you finally vaguely saw some traces of land.]
[Just when you want to speed up and return to land, you suddenly fall back into the sea - the "river" you built is interrupted for some reason and can no longer be formed. The sea water refuses to be controlled by you, as if you are in a dangerous place if you go further.]
[You try to swim towards the land, but after swimming for a long time you find that the distance is not getting any closer, and it is even getting farther and farther away... You can't even "vaguely see" the land, as if the sea water is dragging you back to the ocean]
[You keep trying, but you find that when you reach a certain "boundary", the sea water begins to restrict your movements and keeps pulling you back into the ocean... It's as if you are going to some very dangerous place, and the ocean is extremely reluctant to let you get close to it]
[Until the end, you are even exhausted and can only lie down on the sea, letting the sea water carry you away, carrying you to an unknown place]
[It seems that we can only wait for rescue? But at this distance in the ocean, the aircraft will stay above the clouds, so it may be difficult to see him...]
[Even if I want to control the seawater to construct a message for help, it won’t work... The colors are too similar, and it’s hard for the people on the aircraft to notice. Besides, I don’t know where I am in the ocean, so I’m not sure if I can encounter the aircraft.]
[It’s bad… We’re going to be trapped in the ocean…]
[I managed to survive, but I can’t go back to them… It’s terrible.]
[What should I do next... How can I get back? ——You think]
[Although you can't think of any good solution, you think it's better for you to find a way to recover yourself. At least you can't let yourself be so weak all the time. You haven't forgotten the terrifying number of Honkai beasts hiding in the sea.]
[Although in the previous two situations, the Honkai beasts in the sea regarded you as a "companion" and did not attack you, and even the killer whale Honkai beast showed friendly emotions towards you, but you cannot guarantee that it will be the same in the future... You must have the ability to survive in the ocean]
Yes, that's right, you will survive.
[You regain your spirits and start to manipulate the seawater, and try to sense the situation in the surrounding ocean as much as possible to avoid other Honkai beasts from attacking you.]
[Then, in your perception, you find that the surrounding sea water... seems to be a little bit wrong, as if something is approaching you, but it seems that there is nothing]
[To be safe, you did not regard this feeling as an "illusion", but quickly manipulated the sea water to attack the place where you felt something was wrong, and then... you felt as if you really hit something]
[You have a bad feeling, so you control the sea water and attack in all directions, but you feel hit in almost every direction.]
[You seem to be surrounded by some kind of Honkai beast that can hide its body... or the sea water brought you here]
[This type of Honkai beast is not very strong, mainly because it has good concealment and is almost undetectable in the sea water]
[A sharp feeling hits you, as if a hidden Honkai beast has come to you and attacked you. The thorn-like feeling makes you subconsciously evade, but halfway, a thin stream of sea water deviates from the original attack trajectory, leaving a thin scar on your arm, and then a slight numbness comes from the wound.]
[Controlling seawater... Yes, all Honkai beasts in the sea have this ability, and from what I can see now, it seems that the Honkai beast itself can also exert special properties on the controlled seawater? Just like you.]
[For example, what you are facing now is the paralysis toxin in the sea water... Although the effect is not strong, even now you can quickly get rid of the paralysis, but the number of opponents... feels a lot]
[You start to manipulate the seawater to attack the surroundings, trying to reduce the number of enemies as much as possible... But the attacks are still coming, and they are getting more and more.]
[Although you expected the number of Honkai beasts in the "Ocean Forbidden Zone", you still felt surprised and troubled.]
[After a brief hesitation, you plan to build a "river" to leave. Now you need to find a way to recover... But just when you want to leave, a familiar cry comes from the distance]
[It——that killer whale Honkai beast, seems to be catching up]
[The huge tail fin swings, causing waves in the sea. The waves come from a distance, but stop right in front of you, just gently pushing you back, leaving a few waves, without causing much impact]
[But the Honkai beasts surrounding you acted as if they were some kind of fatal warning, or perhaps they simply sensed the danger, and quickly changed from hiding, manipulating the sea water to quickly escape.]
[Until this moment, you can see that it is a Honkai beast that looks like a jellyfish. Its body is almost transparent and almost blends into the sea water. It can only be vaguely detected when it controls the rapid movement of the sea water.]
[It looks like a Honkai beast that specializes in stealth and sneak attacks, and it also acts in groups]
[If it's just it... you look at the killer whale Honkaimon swimming towards you quickly.]
[It seems to be afraid that you will run away again, so it keeps a distance from you and slowly swings its tail fin, swimming around you, while exuding a caring emotion, as if asking if you are injured]
[Your face looks a little strange and confused... You don't know why it is so friendly to you, and now... it seems that she has helped you again]
You start to wonder whether to respond to it.
[“嘤——” It seemed to have noticed that you did not leave immediately, and it also showed a conflicted emotion. It cried happily, then stretched its head out of the sea, tilted its head back slightly, revealing its snow-white belly, showing its friendliness to you, and slowly and gently shook its body, causing waves, as if expecting you to approach it]
[You hesitated for a moment, then cautiously moved closer to it]
[You can feel its tail fin swaying under the water, with a happy mood, but it seems to be worried that you will leave, so it dare not move too much]
[In the end, you did not choose to continue approaching it, but simply manipulated the sea water and gently touched its snow-white belly]
[“Ying——” It chirps with joy and swims around you in a small circle, expressing its happy emotions.]
【It is very happy】
Chapter 41: Survive, even if you accept [collapse]
[Well, since it helped you again and it was still friendly to you, you reluctantly accepted it. While keeping a distance from it, you responded to it a little, controlling the sea water to gently touch it, showing your goodwill.]
[Is this enough? You think so and then want to leave.]
[It just rarely stirs up some waves to block your way, as if it doesn't want you to leave]
[You looked back at it, only to find that it was manipulating the sea water, bringing back the remains of the jellyfish Houkaimon, and then pushing them in front of you]
[You don’t quite understand what it means…]
[“Hmm——” Seeing that you didn’t move for a long time, it called out anxiously twice, and swam back and forth around you. Finally, it seemed to have thought of a way, and swept away the remains of a Honkai beast from in front of you, and then it swung its tail fin, and the seawater turned into tiny water bullets and flew not far away, causing a small splash of water]
[Then it bit off a large piece of the wreckage, and fired another water bomb, which hit the sea surface not far away, causing large waves]
[You probably understand what it means]
[It must have sensed your weakness, so it hopes you can eat the remains of these Honkai beasts to recover... So is this thing really food? ]
[And can you really recover by eating this? After all, you are a human, and it is a Honkai beast. You two should have different diets, right? ]
[“Hmm——” Seeing that you didn’t move, and even showed some conflicted emotions, it chirped softly, then turned around and dived into the water with the remains that it had bitten off, and swam away quickly.]
[You didn't quite understand, but you didn't care. You just picked up the remains of the Honkai beast floating in front of you and looked at it carefully.]
[This nearly transparent jellyfish Honkai beast feels like gel, bouncy and soft. With a little force, you can crush it into pieces. It feels a bit like pudding... Hiss, isn't it a bit bad to describe it as food? Can this thing really be eaten? ]
[After all, in a sense, the remains of these Honkai beasts are Honkai energy. If we replenish Honkai energy, maybe the "Gabriel" gene in the body can be activated, and then maybe it will be restored? ]
[…Forget it. I feel like this is more likely to backfire.]
[You temporarily abandon the unreliable idea in your mind]
[But at this time, the killer whale Honkai Beast has returned, holding a fish-shaped Honkai Beast wreckage in its mouth, and manipulates the sea water to push it in front of you, and chirps twice briskly, expressing its anticipation.]
[You stare blankly at the fish-shaped Honkai Beast in front of you, remaining silent... It seems that it thought you don't eat "jellyfish", so it turned around and got you a "fish"]
You rejected it and blamed it for the wreckage.
[For some reason, it seemed a little aggrieved, and ate all the remains pitifully. It would bark from time to time while eating, and its mood became very low.]
[You always feel that it seems a little stupid and dazed... This is not surprising. After all, it is a Honkai beast, and it is surprising that it has intelligence. It's just that its emotions are so vivid that it reminds you of the original "Gabriel"]
[Also... it eats a lot]
[A large number of jellyfish and the remains of the "fish" were swallowed by it in a few bites, and it was eaten up in a short while]
[Then, it starts to circle around you again, occasionally stopping to swing its tail fin twice, causing some waves and exuding a worried mood. After a while, it manipulates the sea water and gently pushes you in a certain direction. At the same time, it also swims in the same direction for a distance, then stops and turns around to look at you.]
[It seems to want you to follow it]
[After a brief thought, you chose to follow]
[It starts to swim quickly, and you follow it not far behind it, relying on the "river"... You are on guard against it after all.]
[Then, you followed it to see many Honkai beasts belonging to the "ocean"... From the large tentacle Honkai beasts similar to squids, to the manta ray-like Honkai beasts that can briefly glide on the sea surface, to the huge whale-like Honkai beasts, and finally you can even see "shrimp" and "crabs" that are ten meters long. It takes you to recognize various Honkai beasts in the "ocean" and hunt them.]
[Yes, hunting, it is taking you to browse "food"]
[It seems to insist that you should eat some "food", and also insists that the reason you don't eat is "picky eating", so it is picking out the "food" you are willing to eat one by one]
[Even though you refused in the end, it also showed regret and sadness, making a wronged sound while eating all the "food" you didn't want to eat]
[Well... how should I put it... it does seem a bit silly, and it's also a big eater. It didn't leave any of the "food" mentioned earlier. Even the giant whale-like Honkai beast would be eaten up by it quickly, as if its appetite would never be satisfied.]
[You subconsciously think that it's cute like this... Damn, how could you have such an idea? ]
[You can't help but knock your head and start to wonder if your cognition has been changed]
[However, in this process, you have a general understanding of the situation of the "ocean"... The Honkai beasts here generally continue the original "ocean" ecology, except that every creature has become a Honkai beast, and the "diet" of all Honkai beasts has been expanded, and the scope of this expansion is all other Honkai beasts in the "ocean"]
[Yes, all of them. You have even seen "shrimp that eats sharks, crabs that eat shrimps, and killer whales that eat crabs" (the above food chain was demonstrated by a killer whale Honkai Beast himself), and when it eats other Honkai Beasts, its aura will become stronger, giving a feeling of "growing up a little bit"]
[And this process is immediate, that is, it will be slightly strengthened with each bite, and there is no "nutrient absorption" process at all. It feels like a smaller body of water is absorbed by another larger body of water, and then becomes a larger body of water.]
[It feels like the entire "ocean" is in a "battle royale" atmosphere, with Honkai creatures hunting each other, but the weak can't resist the strong, so the strong will become stronger, and the weak will become weaker... Oh no, there is no chance to become weaker, they will be eaten directly]
[Therefore, living creatures often have some special abilities, such as the transparent jellyfish you encountered earlier]
[As for water control, it is an ability that almost every Honkai beast belonging to the "ocean" has. At most, the amount of water controlled will be affected by the strength of the beast itself, and the "characteristics" given to the water will also be affected by this.]
[So it seems that you are indeed a "companion" of the "ocean" Honkai beast. After all, your abilities are almost the same as theirs... That's right, after all, you have the genes of "Gabriel"]
[You start to consider whether or not to join this "ecosystem". Judging from this situation, if you "eat" Honkai beasts, it seems that you may actually recover...]
[Faced with the remains of the Honkai beast that it once again handed to you, you hesitated]
[In order to follow it, you have been maintaining the "river" for several days in a row. Your physical strength is depleted quickly, coupled with your own weakness... To be honest, you are very hungry now. Even a fusion warrior needs to eat.]
[You looked at it again. The killer whale Honkai beast was still swimming slowly around you, exuding anticipation.]
[During your observations during this period, you did not find any special abilities of it. It does not have a thick shell and heavy claws like a "crab", nor does it have the concealment ability of a transparent jellyfish. It seems to be simply strong, with a strong body and strong water control ability... It seems to be just like that.]
[But if you think about it carefully, you will understand that as long as the ability to control water is strong enough, you can run rampant in the "ocean". After all, this is the "ocean"]
[It is such a being that would actually be so friendly to you... It is really hard to understand.]
【Maybe you should respond to its kindness】
[You turn your sights to the remains of the Honkai Beast in front of you]
[Also, you also need "nutrients" to recover]
[You have to survive... Yes, you will survive and return to them alive]
[Even if Gabriel's genes become active again, even if he eats the remains of the Honkai Beast, so what?]
You will survive
[You open your mouth and bite it]
[I don’t know if it’s your illusion, but the surrounding sea water is jubilant at this moment, just like a mother seeing her child who has been on a hunger strike finally open his mouth to eat.]
[…Damn it, why would you have such an idea? ]
[While you are chewing on the remains of the Honkai Beast, you are puzzled by your sudden thoughts.]
